Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-08-31

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 31
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 335▲ 410 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 21▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 15▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $345.73/cwt on 24 head, down $16.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −50.18 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$345.73
▼ 16.01 vs prior sale
24 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.83
vs AL average
−25.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2548350.171,91918thin
Medium and Large 3541332.401,7986thin
One grade step is worth $17.77/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
345.73
—
AL average13 barns · 328 hd
346.56
−0.83
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
−25.66
This barn, trailing median14 sales
395.91
−50.18
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
470424378332median 395.9103/0905/1808/0308/3110/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $455.50, low $345.73, median $395.91 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,564201.203,1474thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,467169.702,4893thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,019139.731,4237thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2948
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,02417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,4506

Every lot

55 lots · USDA AMS · Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273535.23/cwt530.00–540.001,4612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324504.00/cwt500.00–520.001,63311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334466.47/cwt450.00–475.001,5587
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335430.20/cwt420.00–440.001,4413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358462.41/cwt450.00–475.001,6552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379415.66/cwt405.00–425.001,5758
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3381388.37/cwt385.00–395.001,4806
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428392.53/cwt385.00–400.001,6808
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474371.55/cwt360.00–385.001,7619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522359.27/cwt350.00–370.001,8759
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3541332.40/cwt330.00–345.001,7986
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574341.07/cwt335.00–350.001,9589
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632324.22/cwt320.00–335.002,0498
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664322.45/cwt320.00–327.002,1415
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715311.71/cwt310.00–315.002,2293
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1754
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2767295.64/cwt292.00–300.002,2683
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330405.23/cwt400.00–410.001,3374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381378.73/cwt370.00–390.001,44313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422385.60/cwt382.00–390.001,6273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428322.46/cwt320.00–325.001,3802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438358.93/cwt350.00–370.001,5729
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478333.16/cwt325.00–340.001,59311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478313.45/cwt310.00–320.001,4989
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528321.71/cwt315.00–335.001,69916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528307.05/cwt305.00–310.001,6215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571313.65/cwt310.00–320.001,7918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,7856
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619308.94/cwt305.00–315.001,9125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628292.71/cwt285.00–300.001,8382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658297.49/cwt295.00–300.001,9574
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8133
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428416.47/cwt405.00–430.001,7826
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432384.46/cwt380.00–395.001,66110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434375.00/cwt365.00–380.001,6284
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468401.48/cwt395.00–410.001,8793
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478363.61/cwt355.00–385.001,73813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480337.62/cwt330.00–350.001,6219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527348.05/cwt340.00–360.001,83411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533319.45/cwt315.00–330.001,70310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571336.48/cwt325.00–350.001,92112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3577309.31/cwt305.00–315.001,7857
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621311.86/cwt305.00–317.001,93710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623291.62/cwt285.00–300.001,8173
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677291.75/cwt285.00–295.001,9753
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725277.34/cwt270.00–285.002,0112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385191.42/cwt187.00–194.002,6512
Bulls——1,743210.98/cwt206.00–215.003,6772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%986137.22/cwt135.00–139.001,3535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467169.70/cwt169.00–170.002,4893
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,293.75/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2948
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,023.53/head1,800.00–2,300.002,02417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,450.00/head2,150.00–2,750.002,4506

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.